"Many" Ottawa residents infuriated with protesters

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Many people who live and work in downtown Ottawa are infuriated by truck drivers and other protesters who have taken over the area around Parliament Hill to demonstrate against COVID-19 restrictions. (Feb. 13) Associated Press

Counterprotests pop up in Ottawa, but support for Freedom Convoy grows
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO — A group of about 100 frustrated Ottawa residents staged a counterprotest on Sunday, upset with authorities for not doing more to shut down the Freedom Convoy, which for the third weekend in a row has brought Canada's capital city to its knees.

"We had to do something to show that we're not happy with how our city has been completely let down, by the police, by the city administration, by the province," counterprotester Greg Morrow said. "It's shocking."

Morrow, a longtime Ottawa resident, said he's seen the city handle protests in the past, but the enormity of the trucker demonstrations in downtown Ottawa is something new.

"We're used to the police doing something, and that to me is the most shocking element of all," he told CBC News. "That's very difficult to see ... How simple it would have been to prevent all of this from happening. So going forward, I hope there is a serious conversation about policing and how these things can never be allowed to happen again." ....
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